In the past, if you’ve wanted to make a backup copy of the messages and files stored in your Gmail account, you’ve had to rely on third-party applications like Gmail Backup for Windows and Linux or BackUp Gmail for OS X. But now, Google is making this process a lot simpler. You can now use […]
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• Sprint preps ‘One Up,’ its own early upgrade program – Sprint may be late to the party, but its early handset upgrade plan is fairer than those of AT&T and Verizon. You get a break on your monthly service plan if you buy an unsubsidized smartphone. • With 30 tuners and 30 TB of […]
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• Top iOS apps and games go free ahead of App Store’s fifth anniversary – Some big-name titles have gone free, likely as part of an anniversary celebration. • iOS narrows gap with Android in U.S. on strong T-Mobile sales: report – iPhone sales account for a third of all T-Mobile smartphone sales, according to […]
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• Do these screenshots reveal a heavily revamped Gmail for mobile and Web is on the way? – It wasn’t that long ago that Gmail’s look was updated, and it appears another, more ambitious redesign is in the works. • Google Plans to Fund, Develop Wireless Networks in Emerging Markets – Google efforts will be […]
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• Forget the Cellphone Fight — We Should Be Allowed to Unlock Everything We Own – The digitization of ordinary things brings their ownership into question. But when you buy something, you should own it, and then have the right to do anything you like with it. • Samsung Preparing Wristwatch as It Races Apple […]
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• Can anyone turn streaming music into a real business? – No one’s making big money off streaming music right now. For major tech companies, music is a loss leader. What does that say about music’s digital future? Also Spotify Said Expanding Pandora-Like Web Radio Worldwide • The “iPhone 5S” problem – Because Apple’s release […]
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• 800 million Android smartphones, 300 million iPhones in active use by December 2013, study says – Globally, Android is expected to end the year with a 57 percent share, down from 70 percent, as iOS, Windows Phone and even BlackBerry battle it out. Also Apple & Samsung capture 103% of handset profits as rivals […]
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• Twitter has started rolling out the option to download all your tweets – It’s being rolled out and only a few people have it now. If you do, it will be at the bottom of your Twitter account’s Settings page. Also This Is Your Life, as Recalled by an App • Below the Surface […]
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• Australian Police Warn Against Use of Apple Maps Due to Safety Concerns and Police concerned with Apple iOS 6 mapping system – Australian police say the maps in iOS 6 are leading people into unsafe situations and urge iPhone/iPod touch/iPad users to choose a different mapping application. • The enduring Apple TV Fantasy – […]
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• Microsoft: We’ve sold 40 million Windows 8 licenses to date – That’s in the first month. By comparison, Windows 7 sold 60 million licenses in its first two months. • Microsoft sells 750,000 Xbox consoles on Black Friday weekend after seven years of sales – Wait, doesn’t everyone already have an Xbox? • Microsoft […]
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